Kalat County

Kalat County (Persian: شهرستان کلات) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Kalat. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 39,560 in 9,489 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 38,232 people in 10,298 households.[2] At the 2016 census the county's population was 36,237, in 10,708 households.[3]

Kalat County
شهرستان کلات
County
Landscape near Spa Waterfall
Landscape near Spa Waterfall
Location of Kalat County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Kalat County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°51′N 59°52′E
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalKalat
DistrictsCentral, Zavin
Area
  Total3,503 km2 (1,353 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total36,237
  Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Kalat County at GEOnet Names Server

Administrative divisions

The population history of Kalat County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[3]

Kalat County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Central District22,92822,42121,820
Hezarmasjed Rural District6,0105,7726,075
Kabud Gonbad Rural District10,3899,1178,058
Kalat (city)6,5297,5327,687
Zavin District16,63215,81114,417
Pasakuh Rural District3,6473,3143,046
Zavin Rural District8,9328,4087,626
Shahr-e Zow (city)4,0534,0893,745
Total39,56038,23236,237

Demographics

Around half of the people of Kalat County are Tekke Turkmen; 35% are Kurdish and 15% are Persian.[4]

References

  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. Khosravi, Mohammad Reza (1367). Kalat Naderi (in Persian). Astan Quds Razavi Publishing House.
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